Ferrari FF - Grigio Scuro - matricola 196267 - customization

After a long search I found an interesting color combination with some cool features, so far every Ferrari that I have own was either Rosso Corsa or Rosso Scuderia so it was time for a change.

Keith Humphreys at Ferrari of New England was in charge of the sale, this was the second car I had purchase from them and everything when very well. Other than the beautiful rare color the car has alcantara interior, contrast stitching and all interior carbon options except the door sills.

For those of you that know me I usually never drive stock, I must have personification in all of the cars that I drive so I have big plans for this one which I'll name "La FF".

Plans:
-Exhaust, being the very first V12 Ferrari I own want to hear it.
-Adjust the suspension lower
-HRE wheels, I am not a big fan of the 22" wheels on the car; I would probably stay on 20"/21" setup.
-Titanium wheel bolts
-Novitec carbon parts, in particular the rear spoiler
-Stripes, I am thinking "a la" F12 TDF as a model.
-Built in radar
-LED interior and exterior bulbs
-Paint protection
-Tint

Below is a video of the delivery:
https://youtu.be/5qrqH6_vpVQ

 

In this video you can see the rusted front grills as well as the side rear grills in light gray which I am not a big fan; I would much rather them in black to contrast the paint color.

https://youtu.be/VGMhgcJmVJ8

 

Exhaust: on my experience some kind of higher flow cats or test pipes make a bigger difference on the exhaust note than the actual mufflers specially if the have valves with straight through flow.

Suspension: I usually lower cars by more than just 13mm; also I counter balance the suspension on scales.

Wheels: I would probably run 15mm spacers front and rear while I'm waiting for the wheels.

Carbon: overrated prices would be an understatement; $5,000 for the Novitec carbon spoiler makes it hard to pull the trigger not just for the money but the principal.

Radar: I actually like Valentine1; I run one on every car that I own. I was referring to hard wire it and get a windshield mount.

Cheers!

 

I got the car on Saturday night; drove it to dinner with my wife and son and started the surgery on Sunday morning.


Video:
https://youtu.be/Z5QToVtjT50

 

Engine air cleaners out: replace paper elements with BMC air filters
Front bumper out: pairing front grills in satin black
Suspension out: adjusting spanners
Mufflers out: installing the Capristo valve switch


Next:
Disassemble the front fender grills to paint them satin black
Disassemble the rear bumper to take out the rear grills
Disassemble the exhaust, primary cats and x-pipe to replace with IPE parts

Video:
https://youtu.be/ukqvEt1q50g

 

Thanks for the feedback....

 

I was able to dissemble the exhaust off the car, below are pictures of the OEM CAT pipes vs. the IPE pipes as well as a side by side of the OEM H pipe and the IPE x-pipe.
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Not many seem interested on my thread but for the sport I will continue to post.

I was able to take down the rear bumper and the rear grills in order to paint them sating black.

I also added washers/spacers on the upper control arms on the front and rear to achieve a better camber angle as the car will be lower.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfAoSgIIwqo

 

Thanks mate, the color is by far the best feature of the car.

 

This is what is sounds like:
IPE tray pipes
IPE x-pipe
Capristo valve remote with valves open

Video below:

https://youtu.be/teXqi0Nn4yg

 

Recently I have added the front bumper skid pads; unfortunately the car already had some light scratches from the prior ownership which I touched up prior the installation.

 

I also recently got the car back from Auto Super Shield in Boca Raton which I usually hire to get all of the vinyl work done. They did a full Paint Protection Film PPF on the car as well as Spectra PhotoSync window tint and some black vinyl work on the front and rear bumper, side rocker panels and center stripes a la F12 Tour de France, the two red pin stripes run into the interior of the car through the carbon air vents, carbon central tunel handles and rear carbon vents.

I currently have the cluster cover off as I am getting it re-warp, a common weakness on Ferrari leather dashes.

 

I had them continue the red pin stripe on the interior of the car. The car seat currently pretty low on OEM wheels with 15mm spacers but I haven't adjusted anything waiting on the custom HRE R101 Light Weight wheels to then counter balance the car.

 

This video has a better look at the stripes, inside and out.

 

Thanks man.
I have HRE R101 Lightweight 10"x20" - 12"x21" brush dark clear on order through Wheels Boutique, they should be here soon. I will be running 275/35/20 at front a la F12 tdf and 325/30/21 a la Porsche GT3RS.

I also have the Novitec 3 piece carbon spoiler on the way though Wheels Boutique.